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Dr. Hazel Lynn appointed acting MOH

Dr. Hazel Lynn is back performing the duties of the Medical Officer of Health for the Grey Bruce Health Unit.
The board of health passed a motion at its meeting on Friday to appoint Lynn to the position of acting medical officer of health effective immediately for a term of less than six months, it said in a news release.
Lynn takes over from Dr. Ian Arra, who was appointed to the position on Sept. 12. Since mid-August, and prior to Arra being named to the position, the duties of the medical officer of health for Grey-Bruce had been performed by Dr. Miriam Klassen, medical officer of health for Perth County, after Grey-Bruce medical officer of health Dr. Christine Kennedy went on a personal leave.
With Lynn's appointment to the interim position, Arra will remain with the health unit in his previous role, the news release said. Arra has been with the health unit since June acting as a consultant.
Board of health chair David Inglis said the appointment of Lynn is “a continuation of what we are doing as far as putting things and getting things in order.”
Inglis declined to comment more on the appointment, but did confirm that the board of health approached Lynn about returning to the health unit.
“We needed to make sure we are in compliance with everything and that is one way of doing it, having that expertise,” said Inglis.
Health units are required to have a medical officer of health or an acting medical officer of health at all times. Lynn's appointment complies with requirements from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the news release said.
Inglis said it is still unknown if Kennedy would be back with the health unit.
Lynn retired as medical officer of health for Grey-Bruce in June 2016 after spending about 13 years in the position. Prior to that she had served as acting medical officer of health since her appointment to that position in November 2000.